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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

i. DATE «Tis GROUP 2. | “ATION
i 22 May 1949 22/1700(L Caddo Lake, La
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Civilian AIRCRAFT

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

of report and said a B~36 was in the area at approx same time of

5 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [TP BRIER SUMMARY AND ANALY SIG? [6H Stes tues

3-4 Minutes Object was silver in color, oblong, flying in a- straight flight.

‘6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Manner of disappearance was by fading from view due to distance.

Ground-Visual™:

6. PHOTOS

O Yes
XX No

9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes

XX No

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AF FORM 112—PART |
APPROVED I JUNE 1948

COUNTRY REPORT NO, (LEAVE BLANK)

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _

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FROM (Agency) Wing Intelligence Office,

Shreveport, La, 4th ‘my Area | $500 Filot Te Yiing, Barksdale Ars
DATE OF R DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUA
aes Acie 24 Say 1949  _ ieliable

vor Mr. We. S. Crays, 227 Stoner St.
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CES (Control number, directive, previous alg etc., aa applicable)

Shreveport, La.
Intellicence iecuirements Merorardium } umber 4, 15 Feb 49 —

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The sizhting of en un'mown serial object over Caddo Lake, one (1) rile west of
Worningsrort, Louisiana, was reported to the Wing Intelligence (ffice, 5500 ilot
Training ‘ing, by re henjaniongnpunneteaeaaalaly Shreveport, Louisiona, 24 | sy

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‘a az stated, that at sprréxtaetety/1700 ture on the 22 liay 1949, that te, his

wife, his gon end CHENIER Oca Ae, © ove Ot, Lae, nis son's
guest were on a fishing party at Caddo lake w r ettentian was ettrectod to

an fe82 flying escross the lake. While they were watchin; the . .iss aa

noticed the mimow object end directed their attention to it. furt o- stoted
that when he first sirhted thia object, it was epproxirately wiles «wey
at m engle of Sigty (60) Derrees mid at on extrevely high altitude which he os-
ticnted to be Eicht (89 to Ten (10) thousand feet. He estimated the odivct “> hove

re:ained ic oitht approximately four (4) minutes end thet it was silver 1 lor,
oblong shered, metel construstion and erproximately the size of baseball. =
estincted the direction of flight es being southenst. The flirht prth wes = cone
tinued strnizht line and there wns no sound connected with the object. MMM stnted
thet due to the heirht of the object he was wiable to see eny detnils, ie #sLisced
the sreed of the object et Five hundred (500) niles per hour and stated it continued
3 ‘te straight flight until it feded from view.

The © on A cea, Shreverort, louisiena, ir an i i sview
24 sy 1949, str n effect the samp detnils as river, by his fether with 6
excertion that his estireate of the time the object was in sight was ‘trroe “{
minutes and srgle of sirht [hirty five (55) Lerrees, |e further ststed thc ne
felt the incident should be recorted Lecause of «n article he hed soe, co:cen ls
the sirnting of a “ilyire Saucer” in }ew vrlev.s cerried in the Shre.erccrt .i-es,
24 ay 1949, the erticle ateted thot GquMabGegemss, ewocles.s, (oslaicnn
eaw ex, object that resembled a huge baseball at very high altitude st 16:50 ‘ours.
The deteline on the article was AP, ay 25, 1943.

ti . Poutine check conducted on the reliebility of the observers wes frroredle.
| CUR is « civil service errloyee + loyed at Barksdale ‘ir torce bnse,
Shreverort, Louisiana as the peint shop forernn in the Base engiseerizy show.

ee. is erployed by the Fulton Lom Company, Slattery building, Shrove ort,
Louigircnae

At the time of the sighting of thir object the oeilin, enc visibility wes
uclimited and there was a bright Me

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ts tO, 22 Way 1949 the revorting Officer was in Sossier (ity, Ila which ins aprox
lt miles frer Caddo Lake whe: he rivhted an elrareft ronitively feantintes «2 a
BeS6 nt om estimated altitude of 5,000 ft. It was wery difficult to !de «+ «8
on @ir-raft due to the bright eum, but the distinctive sound of the e365 wos easily
discernible.

In the opinion cof the reporting officer it is possible that the renorted object
was the same or @ ainilicr efroraft as the ability of the observers to -cowntely
estimate altitude is doubtful.

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, a is. INCIDENT NO. 333
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Date of Observation lay 1949 Date of Interview 2), Liny 1949

Exact Time (ltcal) 1700
Place of Observat ionUadto Ioke (1 nile west of mornings port, La)

Position of observer In a boat on Lule

“hat attracted attention to object Hee
one

baseball

Number of objects
Apparent size
Color of object Silver

Shape Oblong

Altitude 60° 8,000 =~ 10,000 ft, Donald estinated 35°
Direction from observer

Distance from observer First sighted 2 miles avay

Direction of flight of ebject(sfportheast
Time in sight , minutes, MAP os tiratca 4 minutes

Speed 900 mph

Sound and odor 20ne

Trail

Luminosity

Projections

Maneuvers Straight flight
Manner of disappoaranceFaded fron view

Effect on Clouds
Additional information concorning objoctsee agents note under narrative

Moathor Conditions OVW

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Pago 2 | Incident 333

» Shreveport, Lae

ame and address of observer;

Occupation and hobbics; wnpeveporty, Lae

Paint Shop Forenan
Housewife
Loan Co. linployvee

Comments of Interrogator rolative te intelligence and character of observor(s) +

ap or aiease ene.

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NARRATIV SUMMARY:

QB scted that at approximately 1700 hours on the 22 May 191)9,: that he, his
wife, his son chreveport, Lae, his son's
guest were on a fishing party at Caddo Like when their attention was ettracicd to
an Fe82 flying across the lake. ‘hile they wcre watching the Fef2, Mis
noticed the unimovn object, and directed their attent:on to it. furticr stated
that when he first sighted this object, it ws anproxinately tivo (2) miles avay
at an angle of sixty (GO) degrees, and at an extremely high altitude wiich he es-
timated to be eight (S) to ten (20) thousand feet. He estimated the opject to nave
remained in sight approximately four (,) minutes, and that it was silver in color,
Oblong shaped, metal constructicn, and apnroximately the size of mseball. qigugmm
estimated the direction of flight as being southeast. The flight path was @ Con
tinued straight line, and there was no sound comected with the object. stated
that due to the height of the object, he was unable to see anydetails. He estinated
the speed of the object at five hundred (500) miles per hour, and stated it continued

in straight flight until it faded from view.

Agent's Notes At 1700, 22 May 199, tho reporting Officer was in Bossier City, Lae
which is aporox. 15 miles fron Caddo Lake when he slighted an aircraft positivcly
identified as a B36 at an cstimated altitude’ of 20,000 {te It was very difficult to

identify as an aircraft due to the bright sun, but the distinctive sound of the B36
was easly discernible. v — oe

In the opinion of the reporting officer, it is possible that the rcported ‘object
was the same or a similar aircraft as the ability of the observers to accurately

tinate altitude is doubtful.

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a3slsISSV ION,

HEADQUARTERS 3500TH PILOT TRAINING WING
Barksdale Air Foroe Base, Lae

GA=~}
25 May 1949

SUBJECT: Transmittal of Air Intelligence Information Report

TO s Commanding General
Air Material Commend
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCI AX0@3

| “ — le Transmitted is Intelligence Information Report on Unidentified
ae Aerial Object,

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER;

BOBBY O./SELLARS

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